David Copperfield Quotes
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
Quotes to Explore
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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.
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Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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Frank Capra, Hollywood's Horatio Alger, lights with more cinematic know-how and zeal than any other director to convince movie audiences that American life is exactly like the 'Saturday Evening Post' covers of Norman Rockwell. 'It's A Wonderful Life,' the latest example of Capracorn, shows his art at a hysterical pitch.
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I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games.
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I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
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Death has its revelations: the great sorrows which open the heart open the mind as well; light comes to us with our grief. As for me, I have faith; I believe in a future life. How could I do otherwise? My daughter was a soul; I saw this soul. I touched it, so to speak.
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If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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When we live the 21st-century good life, almost every aspect of it is predicated on not looking at the implications of what we're up to. Happiness at this point has a lot to do with not looking, so you don't feel complicit in some vast and awful enterprise.
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We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.
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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.
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It's very hard to find perfection in your life. But in the art world you can do that.
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I shop at the market, and that informs what I make.
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I hate to admit it, because it makes me sound weird, but I'm Mr. Shoes. I own over 30 pairs.
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Time narrows or expands according to how we approach it. It varies with a man’s breadth, with his heart.
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Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
